Our current favorite for recordings -- the Black Panther Hammered Phosphor Bronze Snare. I have been partial to wood snares for a very long time, but right now, I seem to be having a love affair with my metal snares.

I had some others custom built for me by Tito Marquez (including the 13x8 fibreglass snare mentioned above) -- a 10x5, an 8" and a 6" snare, all made of fibreglass, and a tambourine on which he installed snare wires too.